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Hi Amanda :-) Welcome back....
I think a whole lot of us here on SuN can identify with having to operate on a shoestring budget.

I like the overall redesign layout, but you have one major problem, which I think is going to be pretty easy to fix: the black text on chocolate brown background. It`s almost impossible to read.

One option would be to go with an ivory text on the existing background, but I`m not a huge fan of reverse contrast sites. On the other hand, when it isn`t an informational site, it can work...as long as the font size is reasonable.

The other option would be to lighten up your background color to something compatible with the rest of the site, but providing a strong contrast with black.

You have a "fade" or blend along the top, in the bar under the "Welcome," which is visible between the top-left picture and your logo. In that blend, you offer all the shades of brown you`re using. What if you change the backing of the text in the middle of the pages to: R-224, G-190, B-163 (HEX: #E0BEA3), or along those lines?

It would still offer a contrasted "box" for your content, but would be light enough to read the black type. Maybe?

I didn`t want to go all around the site when I couldn`t easily read what you`re saying, so thought I`d limit my comment to only this one problem. But I do like the new layout...! Definitely an improvement. :-)

Thank you all for looking over my website.  You had some great ideas and most of them I used if I could or knew how.   I`m leaving the overall pallet in the brown family (hopefully to give the look/feel of chocolate), plus I`m comfortable with that color family and mixing colors.  I`m afraid if I got into reds or greens I would have it all over the place.  I also added more links and mouse over images.  Hopefully this will give it a more professional look.  Feel free to look back again, comments are always welcome.  Thanks again!

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Amanda Hope
http://www.GrannsGourmetApples.com
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